PHARMACOLOGY ADVANCED FINAL NR 565 | PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
| COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Who should receive Tdap vaccination? - correct answer ✔✔Adults in close contact with infants
healthcare workers
Contraindication for Tdap vaccine - correct answer ✔✔Severe allergic reaction to previous dose,
or hx of encephalopathy within 7 days of vaccine
Varicella vaccine contraindications - correct answer ✔✔Hx of anaphylaxis with previous dose,
allergy to gelatin or neomycin
Hepatitis B vaccine contraindications - correct answer ✔✔Previous rxn to vaccine, allergy to
yeast and neomycin
Examples of attenuated vaccines - correct answer ✔✔measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox,
yellow fever, rotavirus
examples of live vaccines - correct answer ✔✔MMR, varicella, rotavirus, influenza
examples of toxoid vaccines - correct answer ✔✔Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis,
Examples of inactive viral antigen vaccine - correct answer ✔✔Poliovirus (SALK), Hep A, Hep B,
influenza
What are the types of immunity? - correct answer ✔✔active, passive, and herd
, Define vaccine - correct answer ✔✔suspension of organisms or fractions of organisms that
induce immunity
Post exposure prophylaxis for Rabies - correct answer ✔✔human rabies immunoglobulin +
human diploid cell vaccine on days 0,3,7,14
Patient teaching after vaccination - correct answer ✔✔Redness and swelling can occur at site,
mild fever or fatigue
Who can receive attenuated influenza vaccine (Flumist) - correct answer ✔✔individuals >2yo an
d less than 50. non pregnant, and those who are not immunocompromised
Pantoprazole dosing - correct answer ✔✔40 - 80 mg ORAL or IV Qday
Metronidazole (Flagyl) dosing - correct answer ✔✔250 mg 4x day or 500mg BID for 7-14 days
Ondansetron (Zofran) dosing - correct answer ✔✔-8/24mg po 30 minutes prior to chemo
initiation
-8/16 mg po Q12h for 1/2 days after chemo administration
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Albuterol Sulfate (inhalation) dosage - correct answer ✔✔2 inhalations
What labs are used to diagnose thyroid disease - correct answer ✔✔TSH T3 T4
When should you recheck labs after starting levothyroxine - correct answer ✔✔6-8 weeks until
euthyroid state
| COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Who should receive Tdap vaccination? - correct answer ✔✔Adults in close contact with infants
healthcare workers
Contraindication for Tdap vaccine - correct answer ✔✔Severe allergic reaction to previous dose,
or hx of encephalopathy within 7 days of vaccine
Varicella vaccine contraindications - correct answer ✔✔Hx of anaphylaxis with previous dose,
allergy to gelatin or neomycin
Hepatitis B vaccine contraindications - correct answer ✔✔Previous rxn to vaccine, allergy to
yeast and neomycin
Examples of attenuated vaccines - correct answer ✔✔measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox,
yellow fever, rotavirus
examples of live vaccines - correct answer ✔✔MMR, varicella, rotavirus, influenza
examples of toxoid vaccines - correct answer ✔✔Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis,
Examples of inactive viral antigen vaccine - correct answer ✔✔Poliovirus (SALK), Hep A, Hep B,
influenza
What are the types of immunity? - correct answer ✔✔active, passive, and herd
, Define vaccine - correct answer ✔✔suspension of organisms or fractions of organisms that
induce immunity
Post exposure prophylaxis for Rabies - correct answer ✔✔human rabies immunoglobulin +
human diploid cell vaccine on days 0,3,7,14
Patient teaching after vaccination - correct answer ✔✔Redness and swelling can occur at site,
mild fever or fatigue
Who can receive attenuated influenza vaccine (Flumist) - correct answer ✔✔individuals >2yo an
d less than 50. non pregnant, and those who are not immunocompromised
Pantoprazole dosing - correct answer ✔✔40 - 80 mg ORAL or IV Qday
Metronidazole (Flagyl) dosing - correct answer ✔✔250 mg 4x day or 500mg BID for 7-14 days
Ondansetron (Zofran) dosing - correct answer ✔✔-8/24mg po 30 minutes prior to chemo
initiation
-8/16 mg po Q12h for 1/2 days after chemo administration
-TOP 200
Albuterol Sulfate (inhalation) dosage - correct answer ✔✔2 inhalations
What labs are used to diagnose thyroid disease - correct answer ✔✔TSH T3 T4
When should you recheck labs after starting levothyroxine - correct answer ✔✔6-8 weeks until
euthyroid state
